10 February 20219 September 2021 Carbon Capture Coalition Submits Key Carbon Capture Priorities to President Biden’s Climate Team Carbon capture is a critical component for the economywide decarbonization needed to meet midcentury climate goals
9 February 20219 September 2021 UPM’s growth plans in biofuels progress to the next stage UPM’s solid wood biomass-based residues and side streams would play a substantial role in the feedstock pool
UPM treibt die weitere Umsetzung seiner Wachstumspläne bei Biokraftstoffen voran Einen wichtigen Teil im Rohstoffmix der Raffinerie würden die bei UPM anfallenden Holzreststoffe und Nebenströme ausmachen
Competitive Edge: Reducing CO2 emissions via next-gen industrial processes – Brimstone Energy Brimstone Energy’s mission is to globally reduce industrial process emissions by developing innovative next-generation industrial processes
8 February 20219 September 2021 Nova Pangaea Technologies breakthrough – ‘game-changer’ for biochemicals and advanced biofuels The UK technologist has proven a new process route which significantly reduces the customer’s capital expenditure and delivers attractive economic returns
5 February 20219 September 2021 Boeing Commits to Deliver Commercial Airplanes Ready to Fly on 100% Sustainable Fuels Bold goal this decade to expand a proven, safe approach to reduce emissions
4 February 20219 September 2021 Houston company could provide answer to Elon Musk’s $100 million question Karimi's technology can turn carbon dioxide into 30 different molecules, creating substances useful for Musk’s home and his envisioned developments on Mars
Carbon Capture Utilisation Storage: Revesting The Future Of Energy CCUS technology can be retrofitted to existing energy and power plants, that is, existing infrastructure can accommodate CCUS technology. These industries will otherwise emit 600 billion tonnes of Carbon-dioxide across the next 50 years, as per International Energy Agency (IEA)
DuPont Launches SYNERXIA® Gemstone Collection of New High-Performance Yeasts for U.S. Ethanol Market SYNERXIA® SAPPHIRE and SYNERXIA® RUBY, best-in-class yeasts, deliver combination of both yield and robustness to ethanol producers
3 February 20219 September 2021 Expanded Deadline for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2021” The award will be granted at the 9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals, 23–24 March 2021, online event
Sunfire acquires Swiss alkaline electrolysis company IHT With the expansion of the product portfolio, Sunfire continues to strengthen its position as a leading electrolysis player in the green hydrogen revolution
Sunfire übernimmt Schweizer Alkali-Elektrolyse-Unternehmen IHT Mit erweitertem Produktportfolio stärkt Sunfire seine weltweit führende Marktposition als Elektrolyseanbieter für grünen Wasserstoff
Abbaubare Polymere auf Zuckerbasis als Speicher für nützliche Frachtmoleküle Möglichkeiten für chemisches Kunststoffrecycling
2 February 20219 September 2021 Elon Musk will 100 Millionen Dollar an denjenigen zahlen, der die beste Technologie zur CO2-Reduzierung erfindet Gemeinsam mit anderen Milliardären hatte er versprochen, die Hälfte seines Vermögens zu verschenken
1 February 20219 September 2021 nova experts introduced: Ferdinand Kähler (M.Sc.) Mechanical engineering, life cycle assessment, sustainability
This Amazon-backed startup makes net-zero fuel for planes, ships, and trucks Infinium uses captured CO2 to create synthetic gas to power engines
Bilfinger Tebodin supports Clariant in building first-of-a-kind advanced biofuels plant Construction continues with over 650 workers on site operating in full compliancewith all COVID-19 pandemic precautionary measures
CO2 as Feedstock!: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon to Value Initiative Carbontech — technologies that capture and convert CO2 into valuable end products
29 January 20219 September 2021 nova Session: “Renewable Polymers: Production and Trends 2020-2025” – Final Programme available! Renewable Polymers and Building Blocks: Technologies, Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2020-2025
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – already nearly 1 million tonnes production capacity installed! Completely revised and extended third version of nova’s technology and trend report “Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers – Technologies, Polymers, Developers and Producers” available
New electrode design more efficiently converts CO2 into fuel Study: University of Illinois researchers team were able to convert CO2 to ethylene at a rate of up to 87 percent
Scientists create coatings from nature UG and AkzoNobel join forces to develop the green chemistry of the future
28 January 20219 September 2021 Solar chemicals and fuels in the dark Recognition and understanding of persistent photocatalysis is an emerging and exciting field
Microorganism breaks down phenol under extreme conditions New pathways found for biotechnological degradation of industrial waste
Mikroorganismus baut Phenol unter extremen Bedingungen ab Neue Wege für den biotechnologischen Abbau von Industrieabfall
27 January 20219 September 2021 Net-Zero 1 Project The concept of a Net-Zero Project is to convert renewable energy from a variety of sources into energy dense liquid hydrocarbons
26 January 20219 September 2021 Neste and Avfuel create strategic partnership for sustainable aviation fuel Neste will provide Avfuel with SAF in volumes able to meet the growing demands of Avfuel’s customers
Neste und Avfuel gehen eine strategische Partnerschaft für nachhaltigen Flugkraftstoff ein Neste Avfuel mit SAF-Volumen versorgen, die den wachsenden Bedürfnissen der Avfuel-Kunden gerecht werden
Biocatalysis in Green and Blue: Cyanobacteria Novel photo-bioreactor concepts and also new, and more efficient strains must be introduced to achieve economically feasible production
25 January 20219 September 2021 Doctoral student of the BioRECO2VER project wins the Green Talents Award from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research! Laura Rovira Alsina is doctoral student in Water Science and Technology from University of Girona (Spain) and is working in the EU-funded BioRECO2VER project focusing on bio-electrochemical systems for the conversion of CO2 into chemical building blocks under thermophilic conditions.
Oregon State researchers take key step toward cleaner, more sustainable production of hydrogen The observations led to a deep understanding of what was going on behind strontium iridate’s ability to work so well as a catalyst
22 January 20219 September 2021 Direct air capture: silver bullet or red herring? Ciaran McKeon, of Frazer-Nash Consultancy, explores the environmental potential of direct air capture technologies that actively remove CO2 from the air
Production of Bio-alkanes from Biomass and CO2 A newly discovered photo-decarboxylase offers an innovative route for bio-alkane production from carboxylic acids
This biodegradable single-use dental flosser actually takes carbon OUT of the atmosphere Carbyn seeks to mitigate the climate crisis by creating a carbon-negative bioplastic that stores more carbon than it releases throughout its lifecycle
21 January 20219 September 2021 Could Carbon Dioxide Be Turned Into Jet Fuel? A team at Oxford University has reverse engineered fuel from the greenhouse gas — but so far just in the lab
These companies are seeking to turn carbon into value A new frontier of companies, backed by growing interest in the broader carbontech movement, are looking to sequester carbon into goods for everyday usage
20 January 20219 September 2021 Technology Profile: Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural Gas and Carbon Dioxide DME is the simplest aliphatic ether, and this organic compound has been used in the production of the methylating agent dimethyl sulfate, beside other applications
Enzymzwilling mit biotechnologischem Potenzial Eine bislang kaum erforschte Hydrogenase der Grünalge Chlamydomonas reinhardtii hat die RUB-Arbeitsgruppe Photobiotechnologie nun genauer charakterisiert
18 January 20219 September 2021 Major banks are funding plastics pollution, finds new report The Bankrolling Plastics report was written by research network portfolio.earth, based on raw data for the loan and finance analysis commissioned from Profundo
15 January 20219 September 2021 Congress Acts to Boost Carbon Capture and Removal in Year-End Spending Package Omnibus Spending Bill Passed by Congress Includes Top Priorities for Carbon Capture Coalition
Scientists Identify Transition Metal for Highly-efficient CO2 Activation Chinese study highlights the pivotal roles played by the M[η2-(O,O)C] species in CO2 activation
The Beverage Industry Is The Largest User Of The Carbon Dioxide Market Segments covered: By Product Type – Liquid Carbon Dioxide, Solid Carbon Dioxide, Gaseous Carbon Dioxide; By Application – Food & Beverages, Oil & Gas, Medical, Rubber, Fire Fighting, Others; By Grade Type – Medical Grade, Food Grade, Industrial Grade, And Other Grade
Von Sonnenlicht zu Wasserstoff Forscherteam aus Jena und Ulm produziert Wasserstoff mithilfe von Licht
14 January 202117 December 2024 What is renewable carbon and why did Stahl join the Renewable Carbon Initiative? Only capturing of carbon followed by conversion to materials, or efficient recycling will help us to reduce the need for virgin fossil carbon within the chemical sector
13 January 20219 September 2021 Expanding the boundaries of CO2 fixation Design and realization of synthetic enzymes open up an alternative to natural photorespiration
Stoffwechsel-Umleitung eröffnet neue Wege der CO2-Fixierung Neuer synthetischer Stoffwechselweg ist eine Alternative zur pflanzlichen Photorespiration
Fight against climate change: Fermentalg and SUEZ create a joint venture to accelerate the industrialization and commercialization of solutions for capturing and valorizing CO2 in bioproducts Memorandum of understanding for a joint venture, which will develop algae photobioreactors capable of capturing CO2 by biomimicry
Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst We report here a synthetic protocol to the fixation of carbon dioxide by converting it directly into aviation jet fuel using novel, inexpensive iron-based catalysts
12 January 20219 September 2021 Researchers Synthesize Light Aromatics from CO2 Hydrogenation Using CO2 as a feedstock for the sustainable production of aromatics through catalytic hydrogenation is an economically and environmentally viable approach
LanzaTech and TeselaGen Biotechnology Sign New Multi-Year Deal to Advance Carbon Remediation via Biological Processes LanzaTech and TeselaGen ink new 5-year deal to reduce the human carbon footprint using synthetic biology, extending their relationship through 2025